Cabbage Teapot designed by Roger Michell at his Lustre pottery

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This superior Cabbage Teapot was designed, made and decorated by Roger Michell at his Lustre Pottery.This is a large bodied teapot, which has a capacity of about four pints, and emulates the Staffordshire Whieldon teapots of the later half of the eighteenth century. Of course the 18th century examples were smaller (tea being a great luxury then), and were half the size of this one.
This example is one of a small limited edition commisssioned for the Kaffe Fassett shop in Bath. 60 examples were intended but only around half the edition was actually produced.. Height : 23 cm. Withdrawn

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